Praying behind an imam who visits domes and seeks blessings from shrines
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The questioner:
The questioner says: He found an imam of a mosque in one of the villages who is among those who visit domes and ask their deceased occupants for benefit and the bringing of good,
The Shaykh:
Yes, I will answer.
The questioner:
He found an imam of a mosque in one of the villages who is among those who visit domes and ask their deceased occupants for benefit and the bringing of good, and who also wears veils and seeks blessings from the stones on the shrines. The question is: Is it permissible to pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
It is not sufficient for you simply not to pray behind him; you must report him to the authority responsible for mosques. If you are in the Kingdom, you must report him to the authority responsible for mosques in your region so that they remove him from the position of imam and appoint in his place someone from the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). This is obligatory upon you, and it is not permissible for you to remain silent about this, provided that what you mentioned is established regarding him. Yes.
The questioner says: He found an imam of a mosque in one of the villages who is among those who visit domes and ask their deceased occupants for benefit and the bringing of good,
The Shaykh:
Yes, I will answer.
The questioner:
He found an imam of a mosque in one of the villages who is among those who visit domes and ask their deceased occupants for benefit and the bringing of good, and who also wears veils and seeks blessings from the stones on the shrines. The question is: Is it permissible to pray behind him?
The Shaykh:
It is not sufficient for you simply not to pray behind him; you must report him to the authority responsible for mosques. If you are in the Kingdom, you must report him to the authority responsible for mosques in your region so that they remove him from the position of imam and appoint in his place someone from the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). This is obligatory upon you, and it is not permissible for you to remain silent about this, provided that what you mentioned is established regarding him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:37)
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